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What is the methodological quality of studies evaluating the costs of robotic surgery?
What is the methodological quality of studies evaluating the costs of robotic surgery?
Most studies evaluating the costs of robotic surgery have low methodological quality and lack transparency regarding cost drivers, limiting their utility for decision-making.
Limits utility of robotic surgery cost data for decisions; challenges validity of existing economic analyses and requires standardized reporting in future studies.
The methodological quality of studies evaluating costs of robotic surgery was low. The longest follow-up was 4 months and in general, the use of detailed cost data were lacking in most of the investigations. Key determinants, such as purchasing, maintenance costs of the robotic platform, and the use of surgical equipment, were rarely reported. If health care cost analyses lack transparency regarding cost drivers included it may not provide a true foundation for decision-making.
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Korsholm et al. (2018) studied this question.
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